8 – Middle Ages in Europe

This is just a simplified guide. The questions are not central to the discussion in this class, but rather basic starting points.

  1. What characteristics distinguish Romanesque architecture?
  2. What characteristics distinguish Gothic architecture?
  3. What characteristics define medieval urbanism?
  4. How were the cathedrals built, and who built them? What was the basic system of labor organization?

Middle Ages

Geo-Cron overview

Pre-Romanesque 

Donatus of Zadar / Saint Donatus Church, Zadar, Croacia, IX ** ,

San Pedro de Tejada **,

Colegiata de San Pedro de Cervatos (1129-1500) ** , **

Romanesque (Románico)

Church of Saint-Étienne (Nevers),1063, Plan, Plan II, **

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (1075-1210; Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque) Camino de Santiago / Way of St James

Basilica of Saint Sernin, Toulouse / Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse, 1180

Structural system of Romanesque churches ** / buttresses (backstay) **

Collegium/corpus/guilds/unions/universities

Sainte-Chapelle Ticket

Gothic

Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris / Notre Dame 1160-1345.

Sainte-Chapelle / Holy Chapel (1238-48) **

Cathedral of Reims **

Cathedral of Chartres

Cathedral of Amiens

Cathedral of 1260, **

Abbey of Westminster 1245

Structural elements/components

The structural system of the Gothic cathedrals (formworks, wood underpinnings) **

Architectural elements

Gargoyle, Freiburg Minster, Roseton / rose window, etc. Stained glass ** (vitreaux)

Thesis on sexual images in the romanic churches **

The iconography of archivolt and eardrums

Gothic architecture explained

Castles

Mont-Saint-Michel, XI

Eltz castle

Windsor Castle, 11th century. ** , floor plant **

Bodiam Castle, East Sussex **, 1385, Planta/Plano/ floor plant **

Castle Alcazar of Segovia, S XII **

Medieval castle toilet **

Medieval cities

aerial views ** ,

London ** , English medieval towns **,

Paris ** ,

Streets of Medieval Europe ** ,

medieval housing

Farms ** ,

Hygiene

Feeding

Sexuality and architecture/rooms / public spaces/eroticism or reproduction **

Siena square

Descubre más desde Escritos Críticos

Suscríbete ahora para seguir leyendo y obtener acceso al archivo completo.

Seguir leyendo